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Rooms 531–550 are Newborn Intensive Care (NICU) rooms and 1 patient is cared for at a time in these rooms.
Rooms 551–560 are High-Dependency Unit (HDU) rooms. Two babies can be cared for at a time in these rooms.
There are a variety of different cots and beds used on Butterfly
Your baby's monitor explained
If needed, there are many ways we can support your baby's breathing
Your baby’s infusion pumps explained
There are many types of bins on Butterfly, each has a different purpose
You can wash your hands here – different types of soaps explained
Personalise your space to make it feel a little more like home